Authors Notes:

Yes! The evil cliffhangers! Bwaha! I love doing this to people. ^_~ I'm thinking of bringing Hotaru into all of this, what'da think? I have a good plot twist for her coming. Anyways, thanks again for all of your wonderful reviews! I'm going to love writing and posting here I think! ^_^



Shadowed Stars: Part Three: Fate's Crossing



Heero's cold eyes sent a rack of shivers down Usagi's back, and seeing the gun pointed at her only made her feel faint and light headed. Was she too be killed? She did not know, neither did she know why. Had the crystal only sent her here to reach this point? Or may it be only to scare her perhaps. The sound of the gun being fired shot through the electric filled air. Perhaps it wasn't only to scare her, after all.

Only in that same frame of time did Fate herself decide to intervene. For a moment before the firing of the gun had Quatra climbed over the leg of the Gundam to Usagi's left side. First seeing the shocked and pale girl had he immediately looked where her gaze was locked. There stood the emotionless Heero Yui, his eyes locked on the other, and gun risen. Without a second thought did the platinum blonde pilot jump off of his gundam, plowing Usagi over onto the ground just as the bullet flew through the air, grazing over Quatra's arm, leaving a cut in it's wake. Had it not been for him, Usa would have most likely been dead.

Wasting no time, Quatra jumped back up onto his feet, glaring over to the still gun wielding Heero.

"Heero!" he shouted in an angry tone, that would've surprised anyone else, had they heard. "What are you trying to do?!" Quatra glanced down at Usagi. She slowly was pulling herself from the ground at his feet, visibly shaken by what was occurring and gasping for the air that had been knocked from her lungs. Quatra looked back up at Heero.

"Look at her," his voice was back to its normal calmness, "Do you seriously think that she could be some enemy soldier? She's just a girl."

Heero gave only a 'hmph' in reply, but did finally put his gun away.

As you may have guessed, anyone else in the building had now heard the commotion, and in to time was the braided boy sliding in right behind Heero.

"Hey!" He shouted gleefully, "What's going…" Duo hadn't finished his sentence, yet let his voice die out. He spotted the blood that was now running down Quatra's arm. His eyes widened and he looked over to Heero.

"Now," started up Duo, "I know your anti-social and all Heero, but trying to kill one of your few friends?! Now that's a little much, even for you.." Duo's voice ran on, mumbling about different things. Only did he stop as he noticed the movement beyond Quatra's legs. It looked to be a girl.. Duo instantly perked right up, grinning as he tried to get a bette look.

"Hey Q-man! Who's the babe?"

Quatra blinked at Duo for a moment, and took a step aside revealing the shaken Usagi. Who was she after all? None of the pilots there had ever seen her, and she couldn't have been an enemy soldier nor spy.

Usagi could tell that all eyes were now on her.